I am headed to the BVI and USVI in early December with my family, where we will charter a sailboat and sail around the islands on our on. We carry our own equipment and tanks on board so that we can scuba dive wherever we want (I am a dive instructor).
Does anyone know how it works in terms of this kind of diving (ie: private) in the USVI? In the BVI you can use specially designated mooring balls for non-commercial vessels at the various dive sites, usually on a first come first serve basis. Is this same kind of arrangement available in the USVI? Ie: is it possible to dive the sites in the USVI on your own, without a dive operater, where there may be mooring balls available?
Any advice would be great! I have all kinds of dive guides and sailing guides to the USVI but none seem to mention what the deal is with people who are diving on their own. They only seem to discuss the available dive operators to use once there.
Happy diving to everyone!
Does anyone know how it works in terms of this kind of diving (ie: private) in the USVI? In the BVI you can use specially designated mooring balls for non-commercial vessels at the various dive sites, usually on a first come first serve basis. Is this same kind of arrangement available in the USVI? Ie: is it possible to dive the sites in the USVI on your own, without a dive operater, where there may be mooring balls available?
Any advice would be great! I have all kinds of dive guides and sailing guides to the USVI but none seem to mention what the deal is with people who are diving on their own. They only seem to discuss the available dive operators to use once there.
Happy diving to everyone!
